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areflectivegem.bsky.social
Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits.

Please share!
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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hakita.bsky.social
Happy 25th anniversary to Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! One of the trailblazers of modern post-rock and one that very few have ever outdone.
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Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (full album) HQ
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October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
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September 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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leftistlawyer.com
If you're protesting ICE in Chicago, let me know at [email protected] if you need free legal training or legal support. If you're arrested protesting ICE, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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razorfemme.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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emceebois.bsky.social
CLARIFICATION :

The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline.

They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY

So spread this around

They can be texted. They can be called.
A screenshot of a website laid out in a two-by-two grid: Top-left, a line-drawing image of a cartoon woman with braided hair looking at text messages on her smartphone with a smile. Top-right, "Text us from anywhere, anytime. Standard text messaging rates may apply." "Text 'START' to 678-678" button, "What to expect +" link. Bottom-left, "Reach out to hear a live voice on the line." "Call us at 1-866-488-7386" button. "What to expect +" link. Bottom-right, side-by-side line-drawing images of two cartoon people. On the left, a cartoon woman is holding her phone to her ear and looking up at the night sky. On the right, a cartoon phone agent is sitting in front of a laptop with a headset on in front of a bright, sunny sky.
June 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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probgobl.in
Trevor Project (Ages 13-24):
(866) 488-7386

LGBT National Hotline:
(888) 843-4564

LGBT Youth National Chatline (Up to age 25):
(800) 246-7743

Trans Lifeline:
(800) 246-7743

True Colors United (LGBT Runaway Support):
(212) 461-4401

National Runaway Safeline:
(800) 786-2929
motherjones.com Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Apr 22
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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junlper.beer
donald trump and the entire rights reaction to this moment has shown they were unprepared for any of the backlash they’re receiving and that’s why it has to be kept up
nikkimcr.bsky.social Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · Apr 18
Trump reacts to Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador
April 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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leftistlawyer.com
If you're in Illinois and:

- Palestinian, or protesting the genocide in Occupied Palestine; or

- trans, or protesting for trans rights;

and you are arrested or discriminated against, I can represent you pro bono. Please email me at [email protected]. I will take as many cases as I can.
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
As governor of Illinois, I’ve made it my mission to make our state the best to call home including for our LGBTQ+ community.

No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality.

Hate has no home here.
February 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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shaunvids.bsky.social
now live with day 3! donates and shares very appreciated! 🦖
shaunvids.bsky.social shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · Feb 3
now streaming at the link below raising money for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund! 🦕

www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids
shaun_vids - Twitch
PCRF Fundraiser
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February 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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joshuajfriedman.com
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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threnody.bsky.social
hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes—a big step to something making trump’s executive order federal law, which is much harder to undo.

short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.

if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵


legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
legiscan showing US Congress Senate Bill 9 Status Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 36-0) Status: Introduced on January 7 2025 - 25% progression Action: 2025-01-08 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. Summary A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. title: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
January 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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needhibhalla.bsky.social
I just contacted my representatives about the nomination of RFK, Jr and the recent executive orders. Here is what I wrote in my email or said to the staffer on the phone:

Hello-

I am writing/calling on several topics:
January 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM